Remains of United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress that crashed in Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands during World War 2. It was B-29 number 42-65283, nicknamed "Big Wheel," from the 9th Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Squadron. Opening scene shows remains of two engines and bent propellers from the crashed B-29. Ocean and a B-29 coming in for a landing are seen in background. Two destroyed engines and props along with partially intact empennage, are the only recognizable parts of the airplane. Aircraft debris is scattered close to the beach. Three U.S. Army Air Force personnel stand looking over the wreckage.
U.S. 4th Marine Division in Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. A Marine speaks into a microphone, telling the Japanese to come out of hills and caves. Other Marines standing around. Marines talk to Japanese prisoners. The Marine speaks into the microphone. A loudspeaker mounted on a jeep. Marines in the background. Hills in the far background. Troops advance towards the hills. Marines and tank advance through heavy underbrush.
U.S. 4th Marine Division in Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. Japanese civilians who surrendered seated on the side of a hill. Ocean in the background. Civilian prisoners including women and children walk up the side of the hill under the guard of the Marines. A Japanese prisoner comes up the hill. A Marine searches the prisoner. A Japanese prisoner and a Marine walk up the hill towards other marines. A Marine searches the prisoner. A prisoner walks up the hill. Two Marines frisk a Japanese prisoner.
U.S. 4th Marine Division in Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. A group of Japanese civilian prisoners walk up the side of a hill towards a cliff. Ocean in the background. The prisoners walk towards a Marine. A group of Japanese civilian prisoners coming up the hill. The prisoners with their hands raised. A Marine searches them. A tank rolls past downhill.
U.S. 4th Marine Division in Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. A group of Japanese civilian prisoners walk up the side of a hill to a cliff. Ocean in the background. The prisoners with their hands raised. Marines frisk them. The group of prisoners including women and children walk uphill. A Japanese child carrying a tea kettle and a pack on back, in the group. Marines guard them. A wounded prisoner walks with a stick. Tanks and Marines at the edge of a cliff. Ocean in the background. A group of prisoners coming up the cliff. Marines on the top of the cliff. A prisoner comes up the hill. Japanese prisoners wave handkerchiefs on the top of the cliff.
U.S. 4th Marine Division in Tinian, Mariana Islands during World War II. A Japanese prisoner comes up the side of a cliff, waving a white flag. Marines come up and frisk him. A child follows the prisoner. A group of Marines standing around a jeep. Some of them smoke. A Marine gives candy to Japanese children as they come up the side of the cliff. Women follow the children. The Marines and the children standing around. The women and the children continue uphill. A Marine drinks water from a canteen.
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